DeBerry-Mejia rep: Departure rumors wrong

Days before “officially” launching her campaign, mayoral candidate Trish DeBerry-Mejia — or at least her spokesman — is confronting rumors that she might bag out. (Read this) Another whisper has the PR consultant jumping, not into a mayoral campaign, but into the District 9 race against businesswoman Elisa Chan.

The rumors obviously help her opponents, Julian Castro and Diane Cibrian, by making her campaign appear tentative, her resolve watery. And they’re not true, said Donze Lopez, DeBerry-Mejia’s spokesman. (For more about him, read this)

“She’s running for mayor,” Lopez said. “Anybody who’s speculating, well, maybe it’s wishful thinking on their part. I have been actively engaged in this effort since Jan. 1, and all discussions have been about her campaign for mayor — not about (District 9), not about anything else.”

He said she’ll have the kick-off rally for her campaign this Saturday.